Part 1 Scenarios for General de Division
General de Division - Scenarios This is a series of scenarios adapted from historical actions which took place during the Napoleonic Wars and which are suitable to be played to General de Division rules. In choosing these particular actions from the literally hundreds available I have tried to represent a variety of situations rather than concentrating on simple encounter battles and to feature some armies which don t appear on the wargames table all that frequently, such as the Poles and Neapolitans. Scaling down a historical battle isn t always an exact science. Historical sources don t always agree and orders of battle aren t always presented in the same way. Please note that occasional liberties have had to be taken with orders of battle in order to retain the flavour of the historical action and I apologise if your favourite unit has disappeared during the process of scaling down. Key C-in-c Marshal Lannes Commander in chief (the player) 1 st Division (Suchet) Subordinate officer, General Prussian Infantry Brigade (Pelet) Subordinate officer (not a General) 1 st Brigade (Claparede) Other officer 4 Polemos Napoleonic Companion
Battle of Saalfeld - 10th October 1806 General de Division - Scenarios Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia did not need to fight at Saalfeld - he could have retired to join the main army at Jena - but he was one of the Prussian leaders most eager to fight Napoleon. As the French 5th Corps approached, Prince Louis Ferdinand deployed his men with their back to the river. The French bombarded them with artillery for a while before attacking frontally and on their flank. The Prussians began to give way. FRENCH ARMY To recover the situation, the Prince led a charge against the French flank attack. The charge was beaten back and the Prince was cut down by a French man and killed. The Prussians lost about 400 killed and wounded, twice the French loss, and lost 1000 prisoners and all 28 guns. The river counts as a River. The slope is gentle. (Map p.15) PRUSSIAN ARMY C-in-c Marshal Lannes 5th Corps 1st Division (Suchet) 1st Brigade (Claparede) 17th Legere 2 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade (Reille) 34th Line Infantry 5 battalions, Trained, SK1 40th Line Infantry 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 3rd Brigade (Vedel) 64th Line Infantry 5 battalions, Trained, SK1 88th Line Infantry 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 1 battery foot artillery, 8 pdrs 1 battery horse artillery, 4 pdrs Cavalry Brigade (Treillard) 9th Hussars 1 trained Light 10th Hussars 1 trained Light 21st Chasseurs 1 trained Light C-in-c Generalleutnant Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Prussian infantry Brigade (Pelet) Jagers Valentini & Masars 1 battalion, Trained, SK2 Fusilier Bn no 13 1 battalion, Trained, SK1 Fusilier Bn no 14 1 battalion, Trained, SK1 Fusilier Bn no 15 1 battalion, Trained, SK1 Infantry Regt no 49 2 battalions, Trained, SK0 1 battery foot artillery, 12 pdrs Prussian Cavalry Brigade (Schimmelpfennig) Hussar Regt no 5 3 trained Light 1 battery horse artillery, 6 pdrs Saxon Infantry Brigade (Bevilaqua) Infantry Regt Kurfurst 2 battalions, Trained, SK0 Infantry Regt Prince Clemens 2 battalions, Trained, SK0 Infantry Regt Prince Xavier 2 battalions, Trained, SK0 Saxon Cavalry Brigade (Trutzschler) Hussar Regiment no 1 2 Trained Light 1 battery horse artillery, 6 pdrs Polemos Napoleonic Companion 5
General de Division - Scenarios Battle of Golymin - 26th December 1806 At the end of December 1806, the Russian army was in retreat, pursued by the French under Napoleon. The left wing of his army, under Murat, was to outflank the Russians at Pultusk. However, Russian General Bennigsen disobeyed orders to retreat and made a stand at Pultusk. Murat's wing caught up with a retiring Russian force under Golitsyn at Golymin. Conditions were terrible - a thaw together with heavy rain turned the ground to mud. The French were unable to bring any guns to the battlefield and the Russians were too tired to retreat. FRENCH ARMY C-in-c Marshal Murat The first French attack, under Augureau, at first pushed back the Russians, but the situation was stabilised by the Russian artillery. Murat's drove back the Russian, but were held up by bad terrain. Morand's division attacked and captured the woods at the Russian centre, but were unable to press their advantage for fear of counter attack. As night fell, the Russians were able to withdraw and continue their retreat. Losses had been about equal. Slope is gentle. The watercourse is a Stream. The battle takes place in Heavy Rain. (Map p.15) RUSSIAN ARMY C-in-c Prince Golitsyn Reserve Cavalry Corps (Murat) Lasalle's Division 1st Brigade 2nd Brigade Milhaud's Brigade Klein's Brigade 1st Brigade 2nd Brigade 3rd Brigade 2 Trained Light 2 Trained Light 3 Trained Light 2 Trained Dragoons 2 Trained Dragoons 2 Trained Dragoons 3rd Corps (Davout) 1st Division (Morand) 1st Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 3rd Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Division (Friant) 1st Brigade 3 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade 3 battalions, Trained, SK1 3rd Brigade 2 battalions, Trained, SK1 Light Cavalry Division (Marulaz) 3 Trained Light 7th Corps (Augureau) 1st Division (Desjardin) 1st Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Division (Heudelet) 1st Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade 4 battalions, Trained, SK1 3rd Brigade 3 battalions, Trained, SK1 Light Cavalry Division (Durosnel) 2 Trained Light 6 Polemos Napoleonic Companion 4th Division (Golitsyn) 1st Brigade (Brigadier) 3 battalions, Veteran, SK0 3 battalions, Trained, SK0 1 battery foot artillery, 12 pdrs 2nd Brigade (Brigadier) 6 battalions, Trained, SK0 1 battery foot artillery, 8pdrs 3rd Brigade (Brigadier) 3 battalions, Veteran, SK1 4th Brigade (Brigadier) 2 Trained Cuirassiers 4 Trained Hussars 7th Division (Dokhturov) 1st Brigade(Brigadier) 3 battalions, Veteran, SK0 2nd Brigade (Brigadier) 2 Trained Dragoons 3rd Division (Sacken) 1st Brigade(Brigadier) 3 battalions, Veteran, SK0
Battle of Corunna - 16th January 1809 General de Division - Scenarios The British army under Sir John Moore, isolated by the defeat of its Spanish allies and faced by overwhelming French forces, carried out a long painful retreat through the snow bound mountains of Galicia with Marshal Soult s French army hard on its heels. At Corunna the Royal Navy had sufficient ships to carry the army, but Moore had to buy time to allow embarkation to take place. He turned at bay on the hills outside Corunna and forced Soult to fall back. Sir John Moore was killed during the battle, but enough time was bought to allow the army to be evacuated. All slopes are steep. The walls of Corunna at the North West count as Earthwork. (Map p.17) FRENCH ARMY C-in-c Marshal Soult Merle s Division 1 st Brigade (Reynaud) 3 Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade (Sarrut) 3 Trained, SK1 3 rd Brigade (Thomiere) 3 Trained, SK1 Mermet s Division 1 st Brigade (Gaulois) 3 Trained, SK1 2 nd Brigade (Jardon) 3 Trained, SK1 3 rd Brigade (Lefebvre) 3 Trained, SK1 Delaborde s Division 1 st Brigade (Foy) 4 Trained, SK1 2 nd Brigade (Arnaud) 3 Trained, SK1 Lahoussaye s Division 3 Trained Dragoons BRITISH ARMY C-in-c General Sir John Moore Baird s Division 1 st Brigade (Warde) 2 Veteran, SK1 2 nd Brigade (Bentinck) 2 Veteran, SK1 3 rd Brigade (Manningham) 2 Veteran, SK1 Hope s Division 1 st Brigade (Leith) 2 Veteran, SK1 2 nd Brigade (Hill) 2 Veteran, SK1 3 rd Brigade (Catlin Crawfurd)2 Veteran, SK1 Fraser s Division 1 st Brigade (Beresford) 3 Trained, SK1 2nd Brigade (Fane) 2 Trained, SK1 Paget s Division 1 st Brigade (Anstruther) 3 Trained, SK1 2 nd Brigade (Disney) 2 Trained, SK1 Lorges Division Franceschi s Division 3 Trained Dragoons 3 Trained Dragoons, Hussars, Chasseurs 4 batteries foot artillery 8 pdrs Polemos Napoleonic Companion 7
General de Division - Scenarios Battle of Raszyn - 19th April 1809 In March 1809, an Austrian corps of 35000 men invaded Poland, aiming to capture Warsaw. The Polish army, under Prince Poniatowski, was heavily outnumbered and he chose to block the Austrian advance at Raszyn, a good defensive position behind a marshy stream. The Austrian commander was confident and ordered his advance guard to attack without waiting for the rest of the corps to deploy, but they made little progress. Gradually more and more troops on both sides were drawn in. POLISH ARMY The Austrians made three separate attempts to outflank the Polish positions but were held off by Polish artillery and musketry. Eventually, as darkness loomed, the Austrians finally broke through in the centre. Poniatowski ordered his army to retire to Warsaw. Polish losses were between 1000 and 1500 killed and wounded; Austrian losses were approximately twice as many. Slopes are gentle. The watercourse counts as a Stream. (Map p.16) C-in-c Prince Jozef Poniatowski Cavalry screen (Rozniecki) 2nd Uhlans 3rd Uhlans 6th Uhlans 3 Trained Lancers 3 Trained Lancers 3 Trained Lancers Left Wing (Kamieniecki) 1st Infantry 8th Infantry 1 battery foot artillery 8 pdrs 2 Trained, SK1 1 Trained, SK1 Advance Guard (Sokolnicki) 1st Infantry 6th Infantry 8th Infantry Right Wing (Bieganski) 3rd Infantry 1 Trained, SK1 1 Trained, SK1 1 Trained, SK1 3 Trained, SK1 Centre (Polentz) 2nd Infantry Saxon Infantry Saxon Hussars 1 battery foot artillery 8 pdrs 2 Trained, SK1 2 Trained, SK1 1 Raw Light 8 Polemos Napoleonic Companion
Battle of Raszyn - 19th April 1809 AUSTRIAN ARMY C-in-c Archduke Ferdinand d'este Advance Guard (Mohr) 16th Grenze Regt 1 Raw, SK2 17th Grenze Regt 1 Raw, SK2 Infantry Regiment no 48 3 Trained, SK0 1st Hussars 2 Trained Light 2 batteries foot artillery 3 pdrs General de Division - Scenarios Infantry Division (Mondet) 1st Brigade (Civilart) Infantry Regiment no 30 3 Trained, SK0 Infantry Regiment no 41 3 Trained, SK0 1 battery foot artillery 3 pdrs 2nd Brigade (Trautenberg) Infantry Regiment no 63 3 Trained, SK0 Infantry Regiment no 24 3 Trained, SK0 1 battery foot artillery 6 pdrs Cavalry Division (Sharouth) Hussar Brigade (Gehringer) 11th Hussars 2 Trained Light 12th Hussars 2 Trained Light Cuirassier Brigade (von Speth) 5th Cuirassiers 2 Trained Heavy 7th Cuirassiers 2 Trained Heavy 1 battery foot artillery 6 pdrs 3rd Brigade (von Pflacher) Infantry Regiment no 37 3 Trained, SK0 Infantry Regiment no 34 3 Trained, SK0 1 battery foot artillery 6 pdrs Branowatzky's Brigade 14th Grenze Regiment 15th Grenze Regiment 1st Chevaulegers 1 battery horse artillery 6 pdrs 1 Raw, SK2 1 Raw, SK2 3 Trained Light Reserve artillery (Gilet) 4 batteries foot artillery 6 pdrs 1 battery foot artillery 8 pdrs Polemos Napoleonic Companion 9
General de Division - Scenarios Battle of Maya - 25th July 1813 Following the battle of Vittoria, the French armies retreated out of Spain, leaving isolated garrisons at San Sebastian and Pamplona. The Duke of Wellington settled down to besiege these fortresses with part of his army, placing the remainder to guard the Pyrenees passes. FRENCH ARMY C-in-c Count D Erlon 2 nd Division (D Armagnac) Chasse 4 Trained, SK1 Gruardet 4 Trained, SK1 In July, Marshal Soult, commanding a reorganized French army, tried to force the passes to relieve Pamplona. One French thrust met a British force at the top of the Col de Maya pass. (Map p.18) BRITISH ARMY C-in-c Lt Gen W Stewart 2 nd Division 1 st Brigade (Cameron) 3 Trained, SK1 3 rd Brigade (Pringle) 3 Trained, SK1 4 th Brigade (Ashworth) 4 Trained, SK1 (Portuguese) 1 Trained, SK2 3 rd Division (Abbe) Rignoux 4 Trained, SK1 Remond 4 Trained, SK1 Campbell s Brigade (Portuguese) 4 Trained, SK1 1 trained, SK2 1 battery foot artillery 6pdrs (Portuguese) 7th Division 1 st Brigade (Barnes) 2 Trained, SK1 1 Trained, SK2 2 nd Brigade (Inglis) 1 Trained, SK1 6 th Division (Maransin) St Pol 4 Trained, SK1 Moguery 4 Trained, SK1 Notes One unit in both Cameron s and Pringle s Brigades can be raised to SK2 to denote presence of a company of 5/60 th Rifles. 3 batteries foot artillery 8pdrs One D10 is rolled at the start of each British tempo phase. 8 - Campbell s brigade arrives on table 9 - Ashworth s brigade arrives on table 0 - Barnes brigade arrives on table. 10 Polemos Napoleonic Companion